Available for the first time in the US, the early recordings of one of the greatest rock bands ever all on one beautifully packaged 3-CD set! Features early demo versions of Soul Sacrifice and Jingo as well as an amazing live performance recorded at the Fillmore Theater, San Francisco 1969! Santana merged blues and Latin styles into a percussive, colorful and unique collage that continues to thrill audiences worldwide. Packaged with rare photos and remastered in Japan on K2 laser cutting technology for the clearest audio sound quality available today!
"Santana is the debut studio album by the San Francisco rock group Santana released in 1969. It is a release of largely instrumental music, recorded by what was originally a purely free-form jam band. At the suggestion of manager Bill Graham, the band took to writing more conventional songs for more impact, but managed to retain the essence of improvisation in the music."
The House Of Blues at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas hosted a reunion concert of the classic Santana lineup on March 21. The performance featuring Carlos Santana (guitar), Gregg Rolie (keyboards, lead vocals), Neal Schon (guitar, vocals), Michael Carabello (percussion) and Michael Shrieve (drums) onstage together for the first time since 1973 was recorded for an officially produced entitled Santana IV: Live At The House of Blues Las Vegas…